{
  "id": 146073,
  "title": "Hearst Clinches Deal to Buy Out A+E Global Media Stake From Disney for $1.2 Billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/hearst-clinches-deal-to-buy-out-a-e-global-media-stake-from-disney",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-04T20:18:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/hearst-ae-global-media-disney-purchase-complete-1236827794/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hearst has set a deal to acquire Disney’s 50% stake in A+E Global Media, the parent company of Lifetime, History Channel, A&E Network and other assets in a deal that calls for Hearst to pay Disney $1.2 billion in cash. Disney and Hearst have been 50-50 partners in A+E Global Media for more than a […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Disney Sells Its Stake in A+E to Hearst for $1.2 Billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/disney-sells-its-stake-in-a-e-to-hearst-for-1-2-billion",
        "published": "2026-08-04T20:20:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}